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MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Office of Education broke ground April 28 on a new Professional Development Conference Center at its Blanco Circle campus in Salinas, a project officials say will expand training, collaboration and community engagement opportunities for educators across the county. The ceremony...

ARIEL Theatrical presents ‘Chicken Little’ in Salinas SALINAS — ARIEL Theatrical will present “Chicken Little,” a family-friendly musical for young audiences, May 22-23 at the Karen Wilson Children’s Theatre in Salinas. In the production, Chicken Little becomes convinced the sky is falling and spreads the news...

SALINAS VALLEY — Carnival lights glowed over the midway, children clutched sweet treats and livestock exhibitors proudly guided animals through crowded barns as thousands of visitors gathered for the 82nd annual Salinas Valley Fair from May 14-17 at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King...

GREENFIELD — A Soledad man was arrested May 5 after Greenfield police officers reportedly found a loaded handgun inside his vehicle during an investigation on Ninth Street. Officers with the Greenfield Police Department responded shortly after 8 p.m. to the 100 block of Ninth Street...

Bike helmet giveaway planned for Bike Month GREENFIELD — Greenfield Fire Department will host a free bicycle helmet distribution event on Wednesday, May 20, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the corner of Oak Avenue and Fourth Street in Greenfield. The “Bike Month” event is part...

SALINAS — Salinas Valley Health earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Leapfrog assigns letter grades ranging from “A” to “F” to general hospitals across the country using evidence-based measures of patient safety...

MONTEREY COUNTY — SPCA Monterey County is urging residents to leave baby deer alone this spring as wildlife season leads to an increase in well-meaning but harmful “fawn-napping” incidents. The SPCA Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center has already taken in six fawns this year that...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Elections Department is offering a series of community-based early voting opportunities across the county ahead of the June 2 primary election. The “Books & Ballots” initiative, launched in partnership with local libraries and community sites, will allow residents to vote...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield police cited three juveniles Thursday morning during an ongoing enforcement effort targeting unsafe and unlawful e-scooter and e-bike use. According to the Greenfield Police Department, officers stopped the juveniles while they were riding to school for operating e-scooters “illegally, improperly or unsafely.”...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield High School student artists had their works on display last Wednesday and Thursday at the annual art show that took place in the school library. According to art teacher Nathan Krier, the art show turned the library into an eye-catching environment. “Isabel Aguirre...